On Thu, Aug 15, 2002 at 10:20:27AM +0900, Rob Lahaye wrote: > >OK, this is a "final" solution, taking in Rob's redesign, and everyone's > >comments (I hope). > > > >Global prefs : > > > > o Display graphics > > > > ------------ > > Display mode: | Color | > > ------------ > > > >disabling the checkbox does NOT disable the combobox > > > >graphics dialog : > > > > o Display in LyX > > This is two check buttons and one choice list (three input fields). > The present setup requires only two input fields, a choice lists in both, > Global prefs and Grahics dialog : > > ------------ > Display mode: | | > ------------ > > with the choice of "Default | Do not display | Monochrome | Greyscale | > Color" > (with the "Default" only in the grahics dialog!) > > I would then go for the lowest nr. of input fields, which is the present > setup (well: xforms needs to replace the row of check buttons by a single > choice list in both, prefs and graphics dialog).
Usability is not a linear function of the number of widgets. My suggestions are IMHO better for the following reasons : 1) the global don't display is far more discoverable and understandable 2) a combo box that only ever has two entries is logically a checkbox in most circumstances and definitely in this one (the per-graphics don't display) 3) it does not conflate two unrelated concepts (the fidelity of graphics reproduction, and whether to display it at all) regards john
